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niolo.pua

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs. Handsome. He kanaka niolopua, a handsome person.

2. (Cap.) n. The god of sleep. Fig., sleep. See ex., ʻoni 1. Ua laʻi me Niolopua, peaceful with Niolopua [sleepy]. Ua kui lima akula au me Niolopua, I went off hand-in-hand with Niolopua [went to sleep]. Hoʻi akula e moe i ka moe a Niolopua, return to sleep the sleep of Niolopua [death].

NI-O-LO-PU-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Sleep; drowsiness; lying asleep; he hiamoe kapu.

Niolopua (nĭ-ō'-lŏ-pū'-a), adj.

/ nĭ-ō'-lŏ-pū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Handsome; beautiful.

Niolopua (nĭ-ō'-lŏ-pū'-a), n.

/ nĭ-ō'-lŏ-pū'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Sleep; drowsiness; lying asleep; he hiamoe kapu.

Niolopua

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Drive, upper Nuʻu-anu, Honolulu, named for Mrs. Rowena Niolopua Dowsett Turner. (TM.) Lit., handsome, beautiful. Niolopua was a god of sleep.

E huli iā “niolopua” ma Ulukau.

Search for “niolopua” on Ulukau.

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